Illini Esports talks about challenges during the pandemic, a recent League of Legends Championship, and seeking more support from the University (including making esports a varsity athletics sport). Thanks to…
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June 15, 2020
June 1, 2020
The University of Illinois takes StarLeague’s North American 2020 League of Legends Championship! They faced Longhorn Gaming, University of Texas in the Grand Finals and took the win. Congratulations to…
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January 29, 2020
Out of hundreds of teams in Collegiate StarLeague’s $25,000 prize pool Fall Fortnite League, these schools rose to the top. Congrats to the Top 10 collegiate Fortnite teams in North…
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November 13, 2019
“E-sports fans, the Illinois E-Sports team season has begun.” – Liam Dwyer, Illinois Sport Night
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August 26, 2019
Illinois Journeys, a website that features a variety of student perspectives, featured Illini Esports and what it’s like to be a student balancing esports and academics at Illinois. Read the…
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July 17, 2019
The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning and Illini Esports teamed together to help with the College of Media and their 2019 Media Summer Camp. We hosted 60+ high…
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April 26, 2019
Illini Esports in conjunction with Gies College of Business and the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning held the 2019 Illinois Esports Summit, to bring together campus around the…
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April 5, 2019
Illinios Esports has been involved in the Playful by Design Symposium since it’s inception. We believe that gaming isn’t just for fun or competition, but also a part of a…
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March 31, 2019
Watch Illini Esports League of Legends team take the 2019 Big Ten Network League of Legends Champions!
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November 21, 2018
In championship game, Illini Esports SMITE takes home the NACE Collegiate SMITE Championship title! The team fought against Carleton University at Dreamhack Atlanta 2018, after a long road of eliminations.
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